China's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$46.12 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 28.34% from US$35.94 billion in 2015 (2.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$46.12 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$36.02 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$35.94 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$55.57 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$376 million | 1990 |
| Average since 2016 | US$36.03 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$672 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, China's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 20.6% on 2024 (from US$38.26 billion to US$46.12 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +15.4% and a typical year strayed about 30.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 136.7% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.3% in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.86 billion a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, China had the 7th highest value of the 132 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| China | US$46.12 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$1.66 trillion | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$243.43 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$403.75 billion | 2025 |
Closest to China in the 2025 ranking
- Switzerland — 4th of 132: US$73.64 billion
- France — 5th of 132: US$70.01 billion
- Mexico — 6th of 132: US$63.43 billion
- Pakistan — 8th of 132: US$42.92 billion
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 9th of 132: US$42 billion
- United Kingdom — 10th of 132: US$41.48 billion
What this measures
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 44 values
| Year | Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 46,121,719,325 |
| 2024 | 38,256,189,986 |
| 2023 | 33,823,657,752 |
| 2022 | 44,505,507,333 |
| 2021 | 48,794,250,212 |
| 2020 | 36,018,569,176 |
| 2019 | 25,907,399,207 |
| 2018 | 27,756,822,492 |
| 2017 | 28,167,766,815 |
| 2016 | 30,900,091,604 |
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$9.55 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$58.77 million (2025)
- Cambodia — US$2.63 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$620.04 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$756.43 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$2.95 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$18.13 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$40.02 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$100.7 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for China
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 29.54 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.07% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.29 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 23.67 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.89% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$816.19 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$46.12 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is up 6,763% from US$672 million in 1982 (10.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$55.57 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$376 million in 1990.
- How does China rank?
- 7th highest of 132 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for China?
- In 2025, China's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 20.6% on 2024 (from US$38.26 billion to US$46.12 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +15.4% and a typical year strayed about 30.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.CURR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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